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Table 1 Dependent variables and link functions used in Generalized Linear Mixed Models

From: The impact of unconditional child cash grant on child malnutrition and its immediate and underlying causes in five districts of the Karnali Zone, Nepal – A trend analysis

Variable

Type

Link function

Stunting

Binary

Logit

Underweight

Binary

Logit

Wasting

Binary

Logit

HAZ

Continous

Normal

WAZ

Continous

Normal

WHZ

Continous

Normal

‘Unimproved’ drinking water sources

Binary

Logit

‘Inadequate’ water treatment method

Binary

Logit

‘Unimproved’ sanitation facilities

Binary

Logit

‘Unsanitary’ disposal of children’s faeces

Binary

Logit

Early initiation of breastfeeding

Binary

Logit

Bottle feeding

Binary

Logit

Diarrhoea

Binary

Logit

Pneumonia

Binary

Logit

Fever

Binary

Logit

Sought advice

Binary

Logit

More fluid

Binary

Logit

More food#

Binary

Poisson

More breastfeeding

Binary

Logit

Deworming

Binary

Logit

Iodised salt

Binary

Logit

Household food consumption

Multinomial

Logit

Household dietary diversity

Multinomial

Logit

Household food security

Multinomial

Logit

Own production

Binary

Logit

Purchasing

Binary

Logit

Food aid

Binary

Logit

Outmigration

Binary

Poisson

Borrowing money

Binary

Logit

Selling land

Binary

Poisson

Selling agricultural assets

Binary

Poisson

Crop farming

Binary

Logit

Livestock farming

Binary

Poisson

Employment

Binary

Logit